Spaceflight 🚀<p>The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/3Dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinted</span></a> prototype was able to generate thrust more <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/efficiently" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>efficiently</span></a> than larger, more expensive <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> rockets and outperformed existing droplet <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/electrospray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electrospray</span></a> engines. It can be produced rapidly and for a fraction of the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> 💵 of traditional thrusters and even be fully made in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/orbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbit</span></a> 🌌 <a href="https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineers-develop-fully-3d-printed-electrospray-engine-0212" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineer</span><span class="invisible">s-develop-fully-3d-printed-electrospray-engine-0212</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpacecraftPropulsion</span></a></p>